jpdb beta

certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts

5

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

3

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

4

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

6

putting in other words; rephrasing; rewording; paraphrase

1

important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)

4

year after next

1

introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part

1

anecdote; story; episode

2

foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction

2

time dilation

1

Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later

5

outline; summary; argument

1

invitation

4

above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

5

Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure

1

old man; old geezer

1

Einstein; Einstein, Albert (1879-1955; German-born theoretical physicist)

2

genius; prodigy; natural gift

1

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

2

special theory of relativity

2

small

1

public high school

3

Finding Neverland

1

high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

1

progress

3

precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close

3

atomic clock

2

candy

8

soda

3

(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

4

candy-coated fruit (usu. a plum) on a stick

1

airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft

8

thereupon; shortly thereafter

2

nanosecond; billionth of a second; ns

3

1,000,000,000; billion

2

one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N

1

-th (e.g. one fifth)

1

measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference

1

delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in

2

relative

4

one revolution; one rotation

2

century

1

cesium (Cs); caesium

2

ground state

2

hyperfine; ultrafine; nanoscale; nano-; micro-

2

semi-; quasi-; associate

2

transition (esp. in scientific, computing, etc. contexts); succession

2

radiation; emission

2

cycle; period

2